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Fake products in Nigeria require swift legal remedies, decisive civil actions, and proactive brand protection strategies to safeguard consumers and businesses. Without urgent intervention, unsuspecting buyers lose hard-earned money and suffer severe physical harm from substandard goods, while brand owners watch illegal syndicates clone their original packaging, steal their revenue, and destroy decades of commercial goodwill overnight.

On the 12th of June, 2023, the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023 was passed into law with the assent of the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is the regulatory body responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of cosmetic products in Nigeria. This article explores labeling...

It is an undeniable fact that the Internet has grown to take a very important role in everyone's daily life. The expansion of the use of the Internet can be seen across all countries...

A customer complaint is "an expression of dissatisfaction on a consumer's behalf to the responsible party." It can also be described in a constructive sense as a report from a consumer providing feedback on the quality or ...

Franchising is an increasingly popular business model in Nigeria, offering entrepreneurs a way to expand their brand rapidly without the heavy capital outlay typically required for growth. The model allows for quicker...

The spotlight has been cast on Nigeria's merger and acquisition scene since 2021, owing largely to the increase of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals and increased activities by regulators...

In this digitalized era, there have been changes in the ways products and services are advertised. Companies, Startups, and Brands now use celebrities as ambassadors because they hope...

Due to the impact of the lockdown initiatives caused by COVID-19, adapting to the health and safety protocols across Africa has meant a significant increase in the sheer volume...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 ("FCCPA" or "the Act") is the primary legislation that governs and protects the rights of consumers and competition in Nigeria.

The Restrictive and Trade Practices Regulation, 2022 was established to provide a regulatory framework for the implementation of Part VIII and some aspects of Part XIV of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018 ...

In his contribution to this symposium on Eleanor Fox and Mor Bakhoum's book, Making Markets Work for Africa: Markets, Development, and Competition Law in Sub-Saharan Africa (OUP, 2019), Jasper Lubeto notes the omission of Nigeria, ...

Counterfeiting and trademark infringement continue to pose serious challenges to innovation and industry, especially in the 21st century.

From 2020, Nigeria experienced the heighten presence of digital lenders offering collateral free loans to members of the public. This was generally welcomed and qualified applicants...

The European Union's AI Act introduces mandatory watermarking requirements for AI-generated content, creating compliance obligations that extend beyond EU borders to affect Nigerian businesses using global AI services. This analysis examines how these transparency requirements intersect with Nigeria's existing regulatory framework and highlights the need for comprehensive AI governance legislation.

In the dynamic and highly regulated Nigerian financial services sector, compliance is more than a regulatory requirement, it is the foundation of institutional integrity and public trust.

The business world is a confusing and oftentimes dangerous place. This explains why business laws and regulations are made to protect business stakeholders. Without business laws and regulations,...

Nigeria, Africa's largest economy and second biggest market, is an important investment destination. One of her greatest challenges is archaic business laws.